Automated IP pool management
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1. A method of automatically allocating, modifying, and deleting IP pools on network equipment, the method comprising:
- repeatedly, periodically, or continuously monitoring the network equipment to detect IP pool utilization; and
if the monitoring indicates an increase in the IP pool utilization above a first predetermined threshold, forecasting a quantity of required IP pools, removing the forecasted quantity of required IP pools from an inventory of available IP pools, and automatically assigning the forecasted quantity of required IP pools to the network equipment;
the monitoring including monitoring the network equipment for the IP pool utilization above each of a plurality of predetermined thresholds including at least a major threshold and a critical threshold, wherein the major threshold specifies a first percentage of IP pool utilization on the network equipment and the critical threshold specifies a second percentage of IP pool utilization on the network equipment, and the first percentage is less than the second percentage, wherein IP pool utilization above the major threshold initiates the assigning the forecasted quantity of required IP pools to the network equipment.
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Automatically allocating, modifying, and deleting IP pools for use by network equipment. The network equipment is repeatedly, periodically, or continuously monitored to detect IP pool utilization. If the monitoring indicates an increase in IP pool utilization above a first predetermined threshold, a quantity of required IP pools is forecasted. The forecasted quantity of required IP pools is removed from an inventory of available IP pools and automatically assigned to the network equipment.
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1. A method of automatically allocating, modifying, and deleting IP pools on network equipment, the method comprising:
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repeatedly, periodically, or continuously monitoring the network equipment to detect IP pool utilization; and if the monitoring indicates an increase in the IP pool utilization above a first predetermined threshold, forecasting a quantity of required IP pools, removing the forecasted quantity of required IP pools from an inventory of available IP pools, and automatically assigning the forecasted quantity of required IP pools to the network equipment; the monitoring including monitoring the network equipment for the IP pool utilization above each of a plurality of predetermined thresholds including at least a major threshold and a critical threshold, wherein the major threshold specifies a first percentage of IP pool utilization on the network equipment and the critical threshold specifies a second percentage of IP pool utilization on the network equipment, and the first percentage is less than the second percentage, wherein IP pool utilization above the major threshold initiates the assigning the forecasted quantity of required IP pools to the network equipment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory storage medium readable by a processing circuit and storing instructions for execution by the processing circuit for facilitating a method of automatically allocating IP pools to network equipment, the method comprising:
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repeatedly, periodically, or continuously monitoring the network equipment to detect IP pool utilization; and if the monitoring indicates an increase in the IP pool utilization above a first predetermined threshold, forecasting a quantity of required IP pools, removing the forecasted quantity of required IP pools from an inventory of available IP pools, and automatically assigning the forecasted quantity of required IP pools to the network equipment; the monitoring including monitoring the network equipment for the IP pool utilization above each of a plurality of predetermined thresholds including at least a major threshold and a critical threshold, wherein the major threshold specifies a first percentage of IP pool utilization on the network equipment and the critical threshold specifies a second percentage of IP pool utilization on the network equipment, and the first percentage is less than the second percentage, wherein IP pool utilization above the major threshold initiates the assigning the forecasted quantity of required IP pools to the network equipment. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A device for automatically allocating IP pools to network equipment, the device comprising:
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a processing mechanism; and a monitoring mechanism coupled to the processing mechanism; wherein the monitoring mechanism is capable of repeatedly, periodically, or continuously monitoring the network equipment to detect IP pool utilization; and
if the monitoring indicates an increase in the IP pool utilization above a first predetermined threshold, the processing mechanism forecasts a quantity of required IP pools, removes the forecasted quantity of required IP pools from an inventory of available IP pools, and automatically assigns the removed forecasted quantity of required IP pools to the network equipment;the monitoring including monitoring the network equipment for the IP pool utilization above each of a plurality of predetermined thresholds including at least a major threshold and a critical threshold, wherein the major threshold specifies a first percentage of IP pool utilization on the network equipment and the critical threshold specifies a second percentage of IP pool utilization on the network equipment, and the first percentage is less than the second percentage, wherein IP pool utilization above the major threshold initiates the assigning the forecasted quantity of required IP pools to the network equipment. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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